Tag Archives: nfc east
Phall Phancy
Tennyson famously wrote that, “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” But as summer draws to a close now that Labor Day is behind us, what do we think about? The answer is two … Continue reading
Into The Absurd
Sticking to his guns like he holds onto 2nd half timeouts, Eagles head coach Andy Reid went back on his post-McNabb-trade assertion that Kevin Kolb was the team’s starting QB yesterday – replacing him with Michael Vick. I know there’s … Continue reading
Into The Unknown
Tonight begins the new NFL season. That’s something I’m usually pretty excited for, but this year there’s something sort of missing. Every year for the last decade at this time, I’d be looking at the Philadelphia Eagles and deciding whether … Continue reading
New Eras?
There was an interesting bit of news on Sunday even after the Easter candy had been snacked on and all the earthquakes and aftershocks had done their rattling – and it was a pretty seismic shift if you’re at all … Continue reading
Third Time’s A Cha— oh, wait.
One thing that was odd about being on the road for three weeks and being very busy and distracted while we were in Virginia was that the end of the NFL season came and went without a chance to opine … Continue reading
Close Only Counts in Horseshoes and…
The City of Brotherly Love. This week, the Philadelphia Eagles organization announced that they’d extended head coach Andy Reid’s contract three more years (which would take him through the 2013 seasons). If Big Red makes it through that, he will … Continue reading
Nightmare on Broad Street: Big Apple over Big Scrapple in Big Weekend
Coming out of the fog of the flu this week (the reason for a lapse in posting – so much for NaNoBloMo), I was excited about the Big Halloween Sports weekend that was happening in Philadelphia with both the Phillies … Continue reading
Our Mediocre Tops Your Terrible
Usually, NFC East rivalries are for hopefully good-natured trash-talking and for taking pleasure in another team’s defeats. For example, one of my favorite teams each week is the one that happens to be playing the Cowboys. But schadenfreude has its … Continue reading
Flying Into The Unknown
Well — here it is, the beginning of another NFL season. Last night's Steelers-Titans game was pretty entertaining to watch, though certain of the Steelers faithful must have had their hearts in their throats at certain points, I imagine. Going … Continue reading
Eagles Ride Winds to NFC Championship Game
Last week, during their road-win over the Minnesota Vikings, the Philadelphia Eagles struggled offensively in the first half (especially against a good run defense), but rode an Assante Samuel INT-derived TD and a strong defensive effort to a slim lead … Continue reading
